Ranchers set to fight back against vegetarian 'fake meat'

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8. Beef prices are "supposed" to continue to come down,

but we all know climate change is real, and there's no reason to think it will ever be affordably priced again. (For years I purchased short ribs for inexpensive meals, and skirt steak.) Also there will be plenty more drought years when ranchers are forced to slaughter their bearing females, etc., etc.

Our kids with current-level incomes can still afford to buy beef pretty much when they want, but with mostly fixed incomes we cannot. And there are a lot of us. And the huge environmental costs...

The beef producers are going to lose. Speed depending on how much help they get from government to suppress alternatives.

Btw, while I once laughed at the recommendation of a beef serving of about the size of a pack of cards, darned if that didn't turn out to be very satisfying and just as enjoyable, perhaps ultimately more so. What sophisticated diners knew but a pleasant surprise to both of us. No keeping eating to just finish long after every bite starts tasting like the same old thing. More setting the flavor off with the complementary flavors of the sides. Even not considering health and environmental issues, if beef prices plummeted we wouldn't go back to our old portion sizes.